Visual Arts Center’s Education Program to Showcase Youths’ Work

Marshall University’s Visual Arts Center again will open its doors to middle schoolers for four Saturdays beginning Feb. 14 for The Collaborative, a hands-on, student-centered workshop that allows youth to explore art within a dynamic artistic space. Classes for sixth to eighth-graders will be held from 10 a.m. to noon for four consecutive Saturdays beginning…

West Liberty University Biology Students Impress National Audience

West Liberty University (WLU) biology students, researching in the lab of Dr. Joseph Horzempa, left a positive impression on attendees of the Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM), held in Virginia recently. “The students and Dr. Horzempa’s post-doctoral research associate, Dr. Deanna Schmitt, represented WLU wonderfully at this scientific conference,” said Dr. Robert Kreisberg, WLU’s Dean…

Marshall and WVU Schools of Medicine Team Up to Host Second Annual Gold Humanism Educational Summit

For the second consecutive year, in a collaborative effort to spotlight compassionate and respectful health care, students with the Marshall University and West Virginia University Schools of Medicine are hosting the Gold Humanism Educational Summit at the Culture Center in Charleston beginning at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13. The event will kick off a week-long…

WVSU Students Encouraged to Participate in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Annual National Leadership Institute

West Virginia State University (WVSU) students have the opportunity to participate in one of the nation’s most well-known leadership development conferences, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Annual Leadership Institute. The Leadership Institute is free for WVSU students selected to attend. Designed for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the 15th annual conference will…

WVMA Announces Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference and 100-Year Anniversary

Representatives from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) announced this week they will be hosting the Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference (MMDC) in conjunction with this year’s West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition. One of the region’s largest manufacturing events, the MMDC will take place March 25 and 26 at the Charleston Civic Center, combining…

American National University to Host Business After Hours Event with Chamber of Commerce of Mid-Ohio Valley

Business community members may benefit from attending the Business After Hours Event with the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley at American National University, (www.an.edu; 304-699-3005) on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The event will take place at the Parkersburg Campus located at 110 Park Center Drive, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will…